DADDYS AWAY. >> DADDY?
>> DADDY?
OOH.
>> WE BETTER GET TO MAN CRUSH
MONDAY.
>> ITS ABOUT RESPECT.
SOMETIMES YOU SEE ANOTHER GUY
OUT THERE.
HE HAS A BUSINESS AND A FAMILY
AND HIS JUST COOL.
LUCKY FOR ME, I GET TO CHAT WITH HIM ABOUT SOME OF MY FAVORITEITH
HIM ABOUT SOME OF MY FAVORITE SUBJECTS.
SUBJECTS.
ANYONE WHO WATCHES OUR SHOW REGULARLY, KNOWS IM A BIT OF A
FOODIE.
FOODIE.
YOURE GOING TO POUR IN BUTTER MILK. GOING TO POUR IN BUTTER
MILK.
YOUVE SEEN ME COOKING UP A
STORM IN THE STUDIO.
IF YOU CHECK OUT MY INSTAGRAM FEED, ITS A GROWING MENU OFAM
FEED, ITS A GROWING MENU OF CULINARY EXPERIMENTS I TRY
ANOTHER HOME.
ANOTHER HOME.
THATS WHY MY MAN CRUSH MONDAY MAN IS MARCUS SAMUELSSON.NDAY
MAN IS MARCUS SAMUELSSON. HE IS A CHEF THAT PREPARED
PRESIDENT OBAMAS FIRST STATE
DINNER.
DINNER.
HES OPENED UP A DOZEN
RESTAURANTS.
THE FIRST ONE IS STILL FAMOUS. RED ROOSTER HAS BECOME AAMOUS.
RED ROOSTER HAS BECOME A LANDMARK IN HARLEM.
ITS OWNER LIVES AND WORKS IN
THIS FABLED PART OF NEW YORK CITY.FABLED PART OF NEW YORK
CITY.
ITS HARD TO BELIEVE.
BUT ITS BEEN LIKE EIGHT YEARS
SINCE YOU OPENED UP UP HERE.
>> YEAH.
>> Reporter: WHAT HAS THE
JOURNEY BEEN LIKE?
>> AMAZING.
A LOT OF HARD WORK.
I KNOW ONE THING, I CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY.NNOT DO IT
WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY. AND HARLEM COMMUNITY IS HONEST.
THEYRE ON US ALL THE TIME.
BUT I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE
THIS IS A DIALOGUE WITH THE
VILLAGE OF HARLEM.
>> Reporter: THIS VILLAGE IS HIS ADOPTED HOME.THIS VILLAGE IS HIS
ADOPTED HOME.
A LONG WAY FROM ETHIOPIA, WHERE
HE WAS BORN AND SWEDEN WHERE HE
WAS RAISED BY ADOPTIVE PARENTS.
I ADMIRE YOU BECAUSE YOU NEVER STOOD STILL. BECAUSE YOU NEVER
STOOD STILL. YOU NEVER TOOK ANYTHING FOR
GRANTED.
GRANTED.
AND YOU DIDNT LET YOURSELF GET PUT INTO A BOX.ET YOURSELF GET
PUT INTO A BOX. >> YOU KNOW, I GO BACK WITH MY
SON AND MY WIFE TO ETHIOPIA
EVERY YEAR.
EVERY YEAR.
AND I LOOK AT THAT HUT. I LITERALLY COME FROM A HUT.
AND I LOOK AT THAT HUT.
AND I USE THAT AS AN
INSPIRATION.
INSPIRATION. IM NOT HERE BECAUSE OF MYSELF.
IM HERE BECAUSE OF MY PARENTS
AND BECAUSE OF THE CHEFS AND
MENTORS THAT REALLY GAVE ME AN
OPPORTUNITY.
OPPORTUNITY.
AND THE CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE BEEN ALONG ON THE JOURNEYS. HAVE BEEN
ALONG ON THE JOURNEYS. >> Reporter: HOW HAS YOUR LIFE
CHANGED SINCE BECOMING A DAD?
>> ZION IS EVERYTHING.
HES THE BASSOSS.
HES THE BOSS.
I THINK ABOUT IT MAYBE TOO MUCH.
I THINK ABOUT WHEN HES 15 AND
HES ASKING ME ABOUT THIS
SITUATION, THIS MOMENT WERE IN,
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WERE DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR
POWER THAT WHEN HE ASKS ME, WHAT
DID YOU DO?
WHERE WERE YOU STANDING WHEN YOU
GET CHALLENGED AS AN IMMIGRANT?
WHAT WERE YOU DOING, DAD?
IT IS MY GOAL THE COME AND
CONTRIBUTE TO AMERICA, TO
NEW YORK CITY AND OPEN MY
RESTAURANT WHERE I CAN GIVE BACK
AND CREATE JOBS.
THATS WHATS HAPPENING RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. >> Reporter: I COULDNT RESIST
THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM
CHEF SAMUELSON IN HIS KITCHEN.
WHAT ARE WE MAKING HERE?
>> A LIGHT DISH.
ITS ALMOST IN THE TUNA FAMILY.
A RAW DISH THAT WERE GOING TO
COOK A LITTLE BIT.
WOULD THAT MAKE SENSE?
>> Reporter: EATIT COULD MAKE SE
SOON ENOUGH.
SOON ENOUGH. SHALLOTS, GINGER AND CHILIES,
MIXED WITH VINAIGRETTE, SAUTEED
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY.
WE HEAD BACK AND SQUEEZE IN SOME LIME JUICE.K AND SQUEEZE IN SOME
LIME JUICE.
>> IM GOING TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF BRUSSELS SPROUTS. LITTLE BIT
OF BRUSSELS SPROUTS. >> Reporter: SOME SHITAKE
MUSHROOMS, THAT WE SEASONED AND
ETHIOPIAN SPICE.
ETHIOPIAN SPICE. MIX THAT TOGETHER WITH SOME SOY
SAUCE AND SERVE IT OVER TIGERS
MILK.
MILK.
THATS WHY I CHOOSE MARCUS SAMUELSSON FOR MY MAN CRUSH
MONDAY.
MONDAY.
HE HAS DRAWN FROM THE COMMUNITY
TO STAFF HIS RESTAURANTS.
HE SAID HE OPENED UP A RED
ROOSTER IN LONDON. AND SOME OF HIS GUYS NEVER HAD
PASSPORTS.
PASSPORTS.
NOW, THEYRE SEEING THE WORLD
THROUGH COOKING, THANKS TO MARCUS. COOKING, THANKS TO
MARCUS.
>> ITS CLEAR HES NOT FORGOTTEN WHERE HE CAME FROM.T FORGOTTEN
WHERE HE CAME FROM. >> NO.
>> NO.
AND HE WAS SMILING THE WHOLE
TIME.
IT WENT TO A 1,000-WATT SMILE
WHEN TALKING ABOUT HIS BOY.
>> HES CRUSH-WORTHY. YOU CAN GO BACK TO BED NOW.
TOMORROW, BY THE WAY,
TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY AROUND
HERE.
HERE.
IF YOUVE TRANSFORMED ANYTHING
AROUND YOUR HOME, FROM YOUR BODY